Monday, September 28, 2015

Bonhams’ Fine Jewelry Sale

Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London was held on September 24, and achieved £5.16 million, with 87% lots sold by value.

The Hope Spinel was the highlight of the sale, smashing its pre-sale estimate of £150,000-£200,000. It sold for £962,500, achieving a new world record price of $30,000 per carat.

Diamond 'Torsade' bangle by Suzanne Belperron, circa 1932. £164,500.

The Hope Diamond had a counterpart in the collection it was in — the Hope Spinel.

Both belonged at one time to powerful London banker Henry Philip Hope, who died in 1839. The 45.52-carat Hope Diamond now resides in the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian, while the 50.13-carat spinel is headlining Bonhams’ Fine Jewelry sale in London on September 24.

Bonhams is expecting it to fetch between £150,000 and £200,000. £962,500

Colombian emerald ring of 10.49 carats and set between diamonds brought $610,039 in 2014

White diamond weighting 3.93 carats with VS2 clarity and D Color with a blue diamond weighting 3.72 carats with SI2 clarity. The Bvlgari Blue Diamond Ring is expected to sell for somewhere between £600,000 and £800,000